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It’s been a few years since we saw Citizen Cope, and this upcoming Saturday show at the Skyway Theatre is described as a solo acoustic show. There are a few reasons for these acoustic shows: the cost is minimal (you’re not paying all
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On a warm but otherwise picturesque night, people filled the main downtown street in Lawrence, KS to take in an outdoor concert from alternative soul blues singer-songwriter Citizen Cope.

Granada Theater marquee

The show was the latest of the summer series, Live on Mass, a no-charge concert series organized by the nearby Granada Theater, that welcomes the return of live music and also featured opener Clay Hughes.

Cope, aka Clarence Greenwood, is probably best known for 2004 radio hit, “Bullet and a Target” but has been making music since 1990 and returned this April with new record, The Pull of Niagara Falls, an acoustic-based collection of previously unreleased songs, many culled from his unreleased Shotguns LP.

Virus protocols such as recommending masks and distancing and available sanitizer were in place, though the mostly younger crowd of recently returning college students seemed more concerned with some kind of return to normal, and having a good time.

A VIP reserved section was available up front ($75) with early entry and open bar, and the official afterparty followed at nearby Lucia, featured the Lucas Parker Band w/ Jessica Paige. The Live on Mass series continues on Saturday September 4^th with performances from Kolby Cooper and opener Corey Kent.

Citizen Cope continues on the road through August.

TOUR DATES

AUG 15 Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison, CO

w/Slightly Stoopid Fortunate Youth The Hip Abduction

AUG 21 Payomet Performing Arts Center North Truro, MA

AUG 22 Bottle & Cork Dewey Beach, DE

AUG 23 Rams Head On Stage Annapolis, MD

AUG 24 Outer Banks Brewing Station Kill Devil Hills, NC

AUG 25 Blind Tiger Greensboro, NC

APR 29 (2022) Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison, CO

w/ Trevor Hall, Rising Appalachia Music